Author: Steven Sahiounie

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said that there is no sense for NATO to deny the presence of its forces in Ukraine. “No point in denying it any longer,” she told the Izvestia newspaper, commenting on Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski’s statement. Earlier, Sikorski told a conference on the 25th anniversary of Poland’s NATO membership that the NATO military are already in Ukraine. He did not say however which country these troops are from. After a conference on Ukraine in Paris on February 26, Macron said that the participants had considered sending ground troops to Ukraine. Although no…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the new president of Pakistan. In a message on Sunday, Raeisi expressed hope that the two countries will further develop mutual relations during Zardari’s presidency given mutual historical, cultural and religious bonds. “The Islamic Republic of Iran, as always and especially in the new tenure, announces its readiness to develop relations with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” he said. Zardari, the widower of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, on Sunday was sworn in after winning a second non-consecutive term. He previously served as president from 2008 until…

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman called on the international community to assume its responsibilities and stop brutal Israeli crimes against Palestinians on Sunday. In a speech delivered on his behalf by the Minister of Media Salman Al-Dosari ahead of Ramadan, King Salman said the suffering of the Palestinians pained him, stressing the need for safe humanitarian corridors. The king thanked God for blessing the Kingdom with the Two Holy Mosques and allowing it to take care of the holy sites, expand them, and serve visitors and pilgrims who flock to them. He thanked Saudi soldiers stationed at the borders, all military…

On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, the President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas expressed his hopes for the Palestinian people to achieve their hopes for freedom and independence, the establishment of an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital, and the return of refugees, and for the aggression, killing, displacement and starvation against Palestinian people and their Islamic and Christian sanctities to stop. “We ask God Almighty to grant security and peace to Palestine and the entire world, wishing from the Almighty mercy for the martyrs, healing for the wounded, and freedom for our heroic prisoners,” the President…

The US Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the midair blowout of a Boeing 737 Max fuselage panel on an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation jumped to 35.7 percent in February from 29.8 percent in January, driven mainly by a rise in food and beverage prices, data from statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Sunday.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s non-oil activities demonstrated a significant growth of 4.4 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year, official data showed.  

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that with tens of billions of dollars in new financing from the UAE and the International Monetary Fund, moving to a flexible exchange rate would be possible. 

RIYADH: Emirati logistics firm Aramex has joined the ranks of international companies setting up regional headquarters in Riyadh.  

The survey included almost 506 HNWI from nine countries with significant Muslim populations with a personal net worth exceeding $500,000